Thursday, 13 August 2026

• CLASSIC WHALE TOUR | 09:00, 11:00, 13:00, 17:00, 19:30
• CLASSIC WHALE TOUR | 15:00
• PREMIUM WHALE TOUR | 10:00, 12:00, 14:00, 16:00, 20:00

Today's Whale Watching tours from Reykjavík are on schedule. Remember to dress according to weather and feel free to borrow our thermal overalls if needed!

Report from Eldey: As we sailed out this morning we were met with some fog and mist. As we passed into the bay we were surrounded by Atlantic puffins, Northern fulmars, and many gulls that were feeding. As we were admiring the birds, we spotted the blow of one humpback whale! Conditions were very calm which allowed for us to easily track this individual as they traveled alongside us. This individual then showed off their fluke as they dove down! As we were awaiting for this individual to resurface another solitary humpback whale resurfaced! Both humpbacks resurfaced, one in front and the other on our right. They Were very close to the boat we could watch their pectorals through the surface and saw both flukes so close! After a very nice encounter, we waved our whales goodbye and went to see if we could spot any other cetaceans. Farther into the bay the fog was lifting allowing us to have better visibility. That was when we spotted one minke whale feeding right in front of us. This individual was calmly traveling and conditions allowed us to easily spot them when they surfaced. After a very nice viewing we continued to see if anyone else was feeding in our bay this morning. After a look around the bay it seemed like no one else was out feeding so we stopped by our pair of humpbacks before heading back to port. What a great start to the day!

-Eleftherios Manioudakis

Report from Eldey: As we sailed out this afternoon we had a little bit of wind and overcast skies. Right outside the harbor we had our first sighting of the tour! It was one minke whale. This individual was giving us multiple surface sequences, and the bay was still calm which allowed for easy viewing of this individual. After a nice encounter it was time to set our sights for port. As we sailed out into the bay we were ,et with a dense fog. It felt like we were all alone sailing through the bay. Out of the mist we would have some seabirds appear and fly off into the fog. After a bit of a sail we spotted a dorsal and got closer. It was one humpback whale. This individual was resting at the surface which allowed for continuous viewing. After a little while this humpback seemed to wake up and then went right into a beautiful fluke dive. We also had a pod of 5 white-beaked dolphins that were moving across in front of us at speed and they quickly disappeared into the fog. When the humpback whale resurfaced, they were in front of us and gave us a surface interval before fluke diving again. This individual then appeared right in front of us! We heard them as they exhaled and could see those beautiful pectorals. After this excellent encounter we continued. That was when we came across another humpback whale. This individual was a very focused feeder and also gave us two fluke dives before it was time to wave our whales goodbye and head back to port. What a nice afternoon!

-Samantha Smith

Atlantic puffin, Arctic tern, Northern fulmar, Northern gannet, lesser and greated black backed gull, black guillemot, common guillemot